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HOUG/E/B/3/18
Title
Letter from Samuel Smallpage to Richard Monckton Milnes
Date(s)
- 21 Feb. 1844 (Creation)
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4 ff.
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Scope and content
Knottingley. - Son's illness; unhealthy quarters of midshipmen; son has slept on deck with a block of wood for a pillow in preference; Captain would not forward letter to Admiralty requesting discharge; Smallpage's own letters have not all been delivered; discharge is last resort and would mean financial loss; fears East Indies Commander in Chief might not know true facts of the case.